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Shana Abe Books in Order

Shana Abe has written 18 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is A Rose in Winter (1998) and the newest is A Crown of Stars (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1998–2026
Confirmed
17 of 18 titles
Pages on record
5,811 in 16 of 18 books
Reading time
97–145 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,811 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Shana Abe checklist

Shana Abé is an American romance novelist who has received the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and several Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. The catalogue records 18 books from A Rose in Winter (1998) to A Crown of Stars (2026). Drakon and Sweetest Dark are the series, and The Smoke Thief (2005), The Dream Thief (2006) and Queen of Dragons (2007) are listed titles. Subjects include dragons, metamorphosis, historical and fantasy romance, England and Scotland.

How many Shana Abe books are there?

Shana Abe has 18 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Shana Abe Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Shana Abe books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Rose in Winter by Shana Abe (1998)
  2. Cover of The Promise of Rain by Shana Abe (1998)
  3. Cover of The Truelove Bride by Shana Abe (1999)
  4. Cover of A Kiss at Midnight by Shana Abe, book 1 of the Meet Me at Midnight series (2000)
  5. Cover of Intimate Enemies by Shana Abe (2000)
  6. Cover of The Secret Swan by Shana Abe (2001)
  7. Cover of The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe (2004)
  8. Cover of The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe, book 1 of the Drakon series (2005)
  9. Cover of The Dream Thief by Shana Abe, book 2 of the Drakon series (2006)
  10. Cover of Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe, book 3 of the Drakon series (2007)
  11. Cover of The Treasure Keeper by Shana Abe, book 4 of the Drakon series (2009)
  12. Cover of The Time Weaver by Shana Abe, book 5 of the Drakon series (2010)
  13. Cover of The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe, book 1 of the Sweetest Dark series (2012)
  14. Cover of The Deepest Night by Shana Abe, book 2 of the Sweetest Dark series (2013)
  15. Cover of The Fiercest Joy by Shana Abe, book 3 of the Sweetest Dark series (2017)
  16. Cover of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe (2021)
  17. Cover of An American Beauty by Shana Abe (2023)
  1. 1
    A Rose in Winter1998 · 389 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998389
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  2. 2
    The Promise of Rain1998 · 271 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998271
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  3. 3
    The Truelove Bride1999 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999356
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  4. 4
    A Kiss at MidnightMeet Me at Midnight #12000 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000340
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  5. 5
    Intimate Enemies2000 · 390 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000390
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  6. 6
    The Secret Swan2001 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001392
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  7. 7
    The Last Mermaid2004 · 580 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004580
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  8. 8
    The Smoke ThiefDrakon #12005 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005324
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  9. 9
    The Dream ThiefDrakon #22006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
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  10. 10
    Queen of DragonsDrakon #32007 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007322
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  11. 11
    The Treasure KeeperDrakon #42009 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009375
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  12. 12
    The Time WeaverDrakon #52010 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010310
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  13. 13
    The Sweetest DarkSweetest Dark #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    The Deepest NightSweetest Dark #22013 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013320
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  15. 15
    The Fiercest JoySweetest Dark #32017 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017354
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  16. 16
    The Second Mrs. Astor2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021336
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  17. 17
    An American Beauty2023 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023384
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  18. 18
    A Crown of Stars2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Shana Abe books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Drakon in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Smoke Thief
  2. 2. The Dream Thief
  3. 3. Queen of Dragons
  4. 4. The Treasure Keeper
  5. 5. The Time Weaver

Sweetest Dark in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sweetest Dark
  2. 2. The Deepest Night
  3. 3. The Fiercest Joy

Meet Me at Midnight in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Kiss at Midnight

Standalone books

9 books

9 Shana Abe titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shana Abe books in order?

You only need to read Shana Abe books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Shana Abe

Start with A Rose in Winter (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shana Abe book?

A Crown of Stars (2026) is the newest Shana Abe book released so far.

Is there a new Shana Abe book coming?

No next Shana Abe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Shana Abe at a glance

Still publishing
Shana Abe published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Shana Abe books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,811 pages across the 16 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 355 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shana Abe books, 8 of 18, were published in the 2000s.

What the Shana Abe books are about

13 of the 18 Shana Abe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.